Patents
US 12639771 B2: Electric grid load forecasts with distributed photovoltaic generation
- Granted
- 2026-05-26
- Filed
- 2022-12-22 application 18087719
- Type
- Utility · 13 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
In the context of an electrical utility system, changing cloud conditions may cause a customer having solar panels to greatly increase or decrease electrical demand in a difficult-to-predict manner. Accordingly, a spinning reserve maintained by an electric utility company must be larger, and is therefore more expensive. In an example, the spinning reserve may be managed by: calculating a stable sequence of forecasts of smoothed real-time consumption, wherein the calculating is based at least in part on smoothed estimates of consumption data. A stable sequence of forecasts of real-time measured load may be calculated by subtracting forecasts of real-time distributed solar photovoltaic (PV) generation data from the stable sequence of forecasts of smoothed real-time consumption. The spinning reserve of the electricity system may be controlled based at least in part on the stable sequence of forecasts of real-time measured load.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 (ipgb20260526.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Itron, Inc. 476 patents | US company or organization | Liberty Lake, WA | ITRON, INC. Federal lobbying client EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state ITRON, INC. SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frank Anthony Monforte | Encinitas, CA | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06Q | Information and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes; systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not otherwise provided for | G06Q50/06 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
| H02J | Electric power networks; circuit arrangements or systems for supplying or distributing electric power; systems for storing electric energy | H02J3/003 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-05-26 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | MONFORTE, FRANK ANTHONY signed 2022-12-22 | ITRON, INC. LIBERTY LAKE, WA | 68455/454 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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